Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti
Djibouti: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 4.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 4.7% for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti peaked at 11.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2024.
That places Djibouti 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 61 Guatemala 5.2% compare
- 62 French Guiana 5.2% compare
- 63 Pakistan 4.9% compare
- 65 Falkland Islands 4.7% compare
- 66 Indonesia 4.7% compare
- 67 Cayman Islands 4.5% compare
More environment data for Djibouti
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5227 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5652 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Djibouti was 4.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2024.
- How does Djibouti rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Djibouti ranks 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.